It’s a twofer, as in two DOTs in a row by yours truly.
Lord only knows how many links Rip is saving up for you! Apologies in advance, gang.
Growing cohort of Republicans turn against Trump as he denies inciting Capitol attack
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/12/donald-trump-texas-impeachment-effort
Proud of my rep.
Sounds about white.
NYPD anti-discrimination chief retires amid inquiry into racist online posts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/12/nypd-james-kobel-retires-suspension
You shouldn’t say anything about the dead unless it’s good. He’s dead. Good!
Casino mogul and GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson dies at 87
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/12/casino-mogul-and-gop-megadonor-sheldon-adelson-has-died-at-age-87.html
The bruise on my butt agrees.
‘A pandemic of broken toes’: How life at home has been painful for feet
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/feet-toes-broken-pain-covid/2021/01/11/470d2efa-4a05-11eb-a9f4-0e668b9772ba_story.html
Ew, have a great Wednesday!
Today is also the last full Wednesday of Trump’s reign of terror. As I write this we only have 173 hours to go until noon, next Wednesday, January 20th.
Or if you’re a fan of “Rent,” make up your own song to the music of “Seasons”. Again, as I write this, “Ten thousand four hundred twenty six minutes…”
…mind you, there’s no way they’d all fit in one thread at this point…so it could be worse?
Oh give it a try! Maybe you could subcategorize:
Trump being an asshole
A member of his administration being an asshole
A member of Congress being an asshole
A corporate entity being an asshole
An American being an asshole
Foreign news: Assholery abroad
Sprots (if any)
Music to soothe the nerves of An Anxious Nation
…I can see how breaking it up under those headings might help…but I forsee two problems
…even if I started now & basically got nothing else done all day I might not have it finished on time if I really tried not to leave anything out
…& perhaps more disturbingly I’d likely drive myself nuts trying to decide which heading a specific link belonged under on account of there being a hefty quotient of venn-diagram-style overlap involved in the asshole-ry referenced in a lot of articles?
…then again, I’m touched that you think I might actually have a shot…so I thank you for the vote of confidence
I can only think of that episode if South Park where Butters edits the negative comments from Cartmans instagram feed , and has a mental breakdown.
Please don’t subject yourself to such atrocities.
With Mitch actually supporting impeachment (yeah, I get the motivation–don’t care), then there’s a slightly better than 50/50 chance that Trump could actually get convicted.
Me looking for a shit to give about Sheldon Adelson:
Now that they don’t have Parler they have moved to something even worst? Sounds about right…
https://theintercept.com/2021/01/12/boogaloo-telegram-violence-recruit/
Here’s some New York-centric Trump-related news:
https://nypost.com/2021/01/13/nyc-canceling-trump-contracts-after-capitol-hill-riots/
This is worth a good $45 million annually to the Trump
OrganizationCriminal Enterprise. I knew about the two rinks in Central Park and that weird golf club up in The Bronx, but I had no idea they ran the Central Park carousel. I am filled with deep shame. I can’t count how many young visitors and their parents I escorted to the carousel to admire its historic value, and to take a spin. It’s not expensive, I think tickets were $1 or $2. Still. I’m still trying to get over the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center being renamed the David H. Koch Theater, and that happened in 2008.Oh well, we have Andrew Carnegie to thank for countless free public libraries across America, so sometimes a small portion of ill-gotten gains can “trickle down” for the greater good.
Strangest Grinder date of all time or Sedition?
I made up, or I think I made up, a funny word association game decades ago. Someone is sent to Hell and their punishment is that for all eternity they are confined to a bed. Their penalty is they have to have sex over and over and over again with one of two people, but they have to be linked somehow. People in the group take turns proposing a pair and others choose their fate. For example, there are eight of us in my apartment. It’s my turn. I decide to ask, “which is it, casino ‘mogul’ Donald Trump or casino ‘mogul’ Sheldon Adelson?” People give their replies and explanations. Joe Biggs and Lindsey Graham would make a good pair.
This game is only recommended for the non-sober. But it can be very, very fun.
IT’S A TRAP
Right-wingers frantically warn followers to stay away from inauguration protests: This ‘is a set up’
https://www.rawstory.com/joe-biden-inauguration-2649924236/
These people are complete fucking idiots. And we’re lucky they are.
Wow! That is one myopic prophet.
I wanna see some justice.
Lawyers face fallout from fueling Trump’s false claims of election fraud
I just watched Gym Jordan and friends tell us how this is a dangerous game that the radical left is playing and cancel culture. We won everything and should just slink away as gracious victors and leave them alone. They are really the victims of all this & we need unity now.
…I’m an idiot so I have the feed on for the “debate” about impeachment…I think so far I’ve heard exactly one person with the (R) after their name say anything that isn’t utterly full of shit
…kevin mccarthy
…he even said that antifa being to blame is outright bullshit…although obviously not in those words
…in context I’m sort of grudgingly impressed…which I shouldn’t be…because every other GOP member of that house should be saying that stuff…plus he fucked it up at the end by swerving into “but let’s not impeach…that would fan the flames of division” even though he admits the president is to blame for what happened…he thinks there should be a “fact finding” commission leading to censure
…pretty sure the phrase I’m looking for is “fuck that noise”?
Gym Jordan is looking the other way when crimes are being committed on his watch? You don’t say!
Anyone preaching “no investigation, we need unity” is complicit and should face a full investigation. That individual is trying to hide something. Dump Gym’s phone records and let’s see exactly what he’s been up to.
Forgot to post this link. Yes, there are MANY Republicans who are complicit. Of course they don’t want an impeachment investigation.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/1/13/2008798/-Republican-members-of-Congress-accused-of-helping-to-plan-and-execute-insurrection
and especially fucking Nunes! Subpoena that cow too, I think she knows something!
Tweets by DevinCow
The cow is a patriot. She’d come forward if she knew anything. She’s our mole in the Nunes camp.
That’s great and all…but most of them should have already faced serious sanctions for all of the frivolous lawsuits they clogged the court system with after the election. There are rules forbidding that shit, but God forbid any of these assholes would have faced consequences then, because they would have just screamed “POLITICALLY MOTIVATED” and then the judge or bar association bringing the complaint would have been mired in a bunch of misdirectional bullshit.
Oh, well, I guess it truly is better late than never.
THINGS ARE LOOKING UP.
https://god.dailydot.com/memes-capitol-rioters/
Hey @myopicprophet — I can’t get to my messages to reply to yours. But I can post in comments, so… weird.
should be ok now.
sorry about all of these intermittent cache issues (that goes for everybody) i am trying to stay on top of it and am working on fixes…in the meantime, all i can do is clear cache individually so always let me know when you’re having issues.
thanks!